Japanese laborers work on trolley car tracks at Shijo Street in Kyoto, Japan.

A view of Shijo Street in Kyoto, Japan. A view from the top of Daimaru Department Store shows trolley cars and pedestrians along Shijo Street. Contrast between Japanese-type houses and modern concrete buildings along Shijo Street. Japanese laborers work on trolley car tracks. In the background there are two and three-story buildings. Two Japanese women work on a kimono which is stretched between two trees. The women remove the stitches and place pliable wood splints across the width. They clean the kimono with a substance.